The Jumpsuit
By Ash Prather The jumpsuit is an important garment in the evolution of both unisex and youth culture. Not only was it used during World War II to allow women t...
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Natural Dye
By Alexandra Biddle When making or seeing beautiful textiles, often people do not know the cost it took on the environment. Before synthetic dyes and toxic wast...
The Family Heritage
It was a hot July evening, during the craziness of my wedding preparations 6 years ago, when my grandmother called me to her room to discuss something important...
care + repair: everything you own is handmade by c. zimmerman
A bevy of samples, bits of clothes, scissors and needles covered the desk at the front of the classroom and Professor and crafter Kat Roberts began to sp...
“The History of Change is Filled with Clothes”
Title: “The History of Change is Filled with Clothes” Publication: https://www.businessoffashion.com/ “A woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must no...
Fashion Revolution; Zara, Fast-fashion global brand of Inditex
Zara has become one of the leading fast-fashion global brand in recent years. The brand’s fashion-forward designs, quick turnaround products and affordabl...
Op-Ed: Fashion semiotics and politics in the press tour for Black Panther
In the past several weeks, I have been following closely the press tour for Marvel’s smash hit, Black Panther. A highly anticipated adaptation of the comic book...
Fashion Revolution Week: the Sustainable Natural Revolution of Hemp
During last decade, the concept of sustainability has become progressively integrated to the every aspect of fashion. How can we define sustainability? Why is t...
Liberal feminism: a path for emancipation or perpetuation of inequality?
Eisenstein Hester in her article “The Sweatshop Feminists” reflects on how feminism ideologies have been manipulated to support the hegemony of neol...
“Fashion Revolution” Rana Plaza Tragedy
On April 24th, 2013, one of the worst disasters in fashion history happened, the collapse of Rana Plaza. This building housed five garment factories making clot...
